KOTA KINABALU: Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor announced today the state cabinet has endorsed the state public service salary adjustment in two phases.
He said this was in line with the implementation of the federal government's Public Service Remuneration System (SSPA) on Dec 1.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ilbrahim had announced on Aug 16 that the SSPA will replace the Malaysian Remuneration System (SSM).
According to Hajiji, the salary adjustment for the state's 21,228 public servants would be implemented on Dec 1 (first phase) and Jan 1 (second phase).
This, he said, would involve an allocation of just over RM103.02 million.
Hajiji said the state cabinet also agreed to adjust the wage rate for the state's daily part-time workers to a minimum of RM1,725 per month as well as improve existing perks beginning Dec 1.
The salary adjustment for the 2,116 daily part-time workers would cost almost RM46.1 million.
"The total allocation for the salary adjustment of the state civil service and daily part-time workers is RM149,116,199.66," he said in a statement.
The salary adjustment is a manifestation of the state government's acknowledgement of the contribution of the state public service personnel and daily part-time workers to Sabah's development agenda, apart from helping to relieve the increasing daily living cost, he said.